The Montreal Seedy Weekend is Back at the Planetarium – February 3-4, 2024 LiveEvents January 28, 2024 725 Montreal Seedy Weekend Espace pour la vie and Cultiver Montréal are pleased to announce the 24th edition of the Montreal Seedy Weekend to be held at the Planétarium on February 3 and 4. Organized by Cultiver Montréal and presented by Espace pour la vie, this edition will be held under the theme “The science behind seeds”. Rich and friendly, the program will highlight this facet of seed culture that is relatively unknown to the general public. The Seedy Weekend is an opportunity to purchase local and ecological seeds from Quebec seed companies in addition to discovering other actors working in urban agriculture. A RICH PROGRAM OF EXCHANGES AND LEARNING! Conferences: Saturday, February 3rd 10:30 to 11:30am Seed genetics : a knowledge full of benefits Speaker: Lyne Bellemare, seed producer and founder of Terre Promise Conference exclusively offered in French. 2:00 to 3:00pm The science behind ancestral knowledge: Iroquois seeds Speaker: Stephen McComber also known as Silverbear, chief of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, keeper of Iroquois seeds. Conference exclusively offered in English. 3:30 to 5:00pm Research and development of new varieties in agriculture Guests: Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, Ph. D., assistant professor, department of plant sciences, McGill University Helen Jensen, Ph. D., research program manager for the Bauta Family Canadian Seed Security Initiative, a program of Seed Change Michel McElroy, Ph. D., researcher in wheat genetic improvement at CEROM Conference exclusively offered in French. Sunday, February 4th 10:30 to 11:30am New varieties in the garden: challenges and examples from our seed producers Speaker: Jean-François Lévêque, seed producer and co-founder of the Jardins de l’écoumène Conference exclusively offered in French. 2:00 to 3:30pm Novelty in biotechnologies: between protest, science and lobbies In partnership with SeedChange Speaker: Jérôme Gélinas Bélanger, agronomist and doctoral student at McGill University in partnership with CEROM Conference exclusively offered in French. Workshops Saturday and Sunday, February 3 and 4 1 to 2pm Winter snack for birds Offered by les Amis du Jardin botanique de Montréal Workshops are offered in French only. For more information visit: www.calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/seedy-weekend Important information: All Seedy Weekend activities are free of charge. Seating is limited in panels, conferences and workshops, online reservations required; The seed companies’ online stores are also accessible at Cultiver Montréal Planétarium de Montréal 4801 Pierre-De-Coubertin avenue (Viau station)